Six fights for 2014

It’s a new year and with the new year comes a chance for some fresh new match ups.

I have two fighters mentioned twice (Maidana & Provodnikov). The reason for that is, well, self-explanatory. Have you seen any of their fights? Particularly last year when one beat Adrien Broner and the other gave Tim Bradley all he could handle and mashed Mike Alvarado into submission on his home court.

To anyone saying the fight needs to marinate is crazy. Stevenson is 36-years-old and can’t afford to wait on a fight. This fight in particular is one that needs to happen. Kovalev is a machine in the ring. He takes his opponents best shots all while continually coming forward, Terminator-style. He breaks his opponents down mentally as well as physically. Stevenson is explosive in a one-punch-KO kinda way. Kovalev has never been tested by such a combustible opponent.

Andre Ward (left) and Gennady Golovkin (fight) need to get it on in 2014.

A dream fight. The definition of ring intelligence (outside of Floyd Mayweather Jr) facing each other would be a boxing fans dream. They are two of the most technically sound, viciously smart fighters in the game today. Ward has shown that he can handle anyone by adapting his style to take advantage of his opponents weaknesses. Golovkin works much the same way with the exception of having scintillating punching power.

This would just be a fun fight. I’m all for fun fights. While I do believe Maidana’s style would play into Manny’s hands, I also believe Maidana has enough thudding power in his hands to keep Manny honest. It would be a great action fight.

It would be three rounds of fury! (I couldn’t help myself.) Fury has been lightly tested and Wilder hasn’t been tested at all, but both have tremendous, thunderous power. It wouldn’t last long I know that much.

Did I mention I like fun fights? This is another one. Two tough as nails fighters laying it on the line. Both have put on shows recently with Provodnikov battling Tim Bradley Jr and destroying the will of Mike Alvarado, Maidana exposed Adrien Broner as the talented, yet stagnant minded fighter that he is.